Made a road trip to a vendor with my manager yesterday, he asked me if I had gotten any toll evasion texts. I said no, I just get the "Thanks for your $500 for McAfee, CLICK HERE if you need to change anything" emails but I had seen this thread recently.
Ooh, I got one!
Except, Ohio uses EZ Pass and not a plate reader. And Ohio EZ Pass doesn't have my phone number.
We have started to get these scam texts here. The nearest toll road is like 300 miles away!
I've been getting the fake PayPal invoices to my gmail. Those are fun, since i refuse to link any of my accounts to PayPal.
Massachusetts DOT posted a notice on their website about the scam:
MassDOT Alerts Customers of Smishing Scam
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation was alerted that a text message-based scam, also known as smishing, is fraudulently claiming to represent tolling agencies from across the country. The scammers are claiming to represent the tolling agency and requesting payment for unpaid tolls.
The targeted phone numbers seem to be chosen at random and are not uniquely associated with an account or usage of toll roads.
I’ve had to set my phone to only ring when trusted numbers call me. The latest scam for the past few months: debt consolidation.
Since jan, robocalls have shot up by the ten fold for me. For a while they decreased a lot.
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